Sierra Nevada was beautiful and the journey up the mountain has incredible views.
When you enter the "village" the atmosphere is electrifying and to a new comer quite over whelming.
Firstly we went on the Russian train which was a park attraction and quite within my "adventure" limits ( I am not a fan of rides but this was fun and I had full control over the speed). Then we took my youngest to the ice rink which was a bit of a disappointment as it was a fibreglass fabric and it was quite hard to skate on it, however, my 5 year old loved it.
My eldest went on the the ski bicycles, snow tabogan and sledges which was great fun.
Alternatively on the otherside of the activities was play area where people could just enjoy the snow and walk up to the view point.
There are ski lifts to various slopes and the nearest and cheapest ski lift takes you to the ski school and two nice restaurants. This was not included in our trip so we have this for another day.
On the way back down the hill we stopped at the nature reserve which offered a video about the wild life and water supply along the rang, a variety of exhibits, a huge warm fire place and a gift shop where you could by amongst other things jars of pollen, honey, and home-made soap.
We joined a package tour for this as it was our first time and we didn't know what to expect. Although we were organised to their schedule it was the best way to do it. Sierra Nevada is VERY expensive and you need to know your way around. For example packing in the village appeared to be 5€ an hour. Obviously the season is relatively short so the businesses need to make their money 5 months. There is parking further down the hill and a restaurant/hotel where you can a various times get board for 25€ a night which is very reasonable for this time of the year.
I would suggest a little planning needs to go into a trip to Sierra Nevada and maybe checking Lux Mundi in Fuengirola or the The Mijas or Fuengirola foreigners department who, at times, offer trips to this area.
